Tudor House Thatched Roof

Tudor arts crafts hallmarks steep roofs are most common usually gabled often featuring a jerkinhead clipped gable.

Tudor house thatched roof.

However for those who were rich enough to afford it a tiled roof was also available which was more weather proof and durable than a thatched roof. People with more money would have a large garden and this might include more elaborate decoration. Because the roofs are steep you could pay 30 000 to 60 000 to have the roof. The roof may be covered in slate or shingle thatch chimneys are large or clustered.

Tudor homes often had some kind of garden as well. At custom shingles we still steam bend our shingles just as the original creators of tudor cottage shingles did. Many older tudors houses had a thatched roof. Many tudor houses had thatched roofs.

A tudor house with a thatched roof. A tudor revival house roof is generally made of cedar shingles but teak or other species can also be used. For people with less money a garden would be quite small and was a place where they could grow their own herbs and vegetables.